How Can an Instructor Best Introduce the Topic of Significant Figures to Students Unfamiliar with the Concept?.

Pacer, Richard A.

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Publication Date: 2000

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How Can an Instructor Best Introduce the Topic of Significant Figures to Students Unfamiliar with the Concept?

Pacer, Richard A.

Journal of Chemical Education, v77 n11 p1435-38 Nov 2000

Describes how to incorporate the concept of significant figures into science activities to promote understanding. Provides helpful classroom examples using measurements of volume and length. (SAH)

Descriptors: Decimal Fractions, Mathematical Applications, Mathematics Education, Measurement Equipment, Measurement Techniques, Science Education, Secondary Education, Statistical Significance, Teaching Methods

Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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